Category Archives: Territory

theory@buffalo theme issue on Territory and reviews of Terror and Territory

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stuartelden

The journal theory@buffalo has a new issue on ‘Territories of Thought’. Interesting mix of papers on the theme, including papers on Heidegger, Plato and the animal. It includes a very careful and generous review essay of my Terror and Territory by Guy Witzel. The … Continue reading →

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2012 Telos Conference – Space: Virtuality, Territoriality, and Relationality

Posted on June 14, 2011 by stuartelden

This conference looks really interesting – but not sure I can cope with three transatlantic flights in early 2012. CALL FOR PAPERS: The 2012 Telos Conference: Space: Virtuality, Territoriality, and Relationality January 14-15, 2012 New York City Every day we … Continue reading →

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Territory without borders

Posted on June 11, 2011 by stuartelden

That’s the title of a piece I have forthcoming in the Harvard International Review. Some of the argument is rehearsed in other places, and I gave a keynote to the Global Studies Association in 2009 with this title. It’s an attempt to discuss … Continue reading →

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Territorial Masquerades

Posted on May 27, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting newish blog called Territorial Masquerades by an anonymous political geographer . Mainly notes from reading so far. There are discussions of Lefebvre’s State, Space, World and the Space, Knowledge and Power: Foucault and Geography collection I co-edited, along with lots … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong

Posted on May 20, 2011 by stuartelden

My visit to Hong Kong overlapped with the last days of the visit of a few people that had attended the Urban Utopianism workshop, which was good. Met some interesting new people and some came along to my talk on ‘Territory’ to … Continue reading →

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Macau developments

Posted on May 16, 2011 by stuartelden

A small but interested audience today for the talk on fossils – final day of exams, so not good timing. In the questions I said a bit more about the thinking behind the book project. It’s also been good to have another … Continue reading →

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The Island of the Day Before

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

In the workshop today, I mentioned the instance of Samoa proposing to change its position in relation to the international date line (story here). It seems to me a good little example to discuss the way time-zones work, their relation to space, … Continue reading →

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World, Territory, Space workshop

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

The workshop/Masterclass was held today. A good group of about 15, discussing four of my texts around the themes of ‘world, territory, space’ (details and links here). We discussed the use of spatial/geographical terms in and beyond Geography; the relation … Continue reading →

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Territory: Conceptual, Political, Historical

Posted on May 10, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ll be giving a talk at the Hong Kong Baptist University on 18th May. Because the audience will be mixed between faculty and students, I’ve been asked to be more general and so this will give me a chance to … Continue reading →

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World-Territory-Space

Posted on April 19, 2011 by stuartelden

I’m leading a ‘masterclass’ workshop here at the ANU on 11 May (moved from an earlier date of 28 April), with the title of ‘World-Territory-Space’. I’m reluctant to call it a masterclass, but that’s how it’s being billed. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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